It needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the United States, Britain or France. Shells fired by rebels based in the Eastern Ghouta meanwhile reportedly killed two civilians and damaged houses in the government-controlled Old City of Damascus. [Full Article...]

Opposition leaders will meet on Monday to discuss a scheduled motion of no confidence in Zuma on February 22 as well as parliament's mandate to elect a new president in the event that Zuma is removed, the parties said. Many reporters were camped outside Zuma's official residence in Pretoria. The government also postponed an awards ceremony scheduled for today at which Zuma was due to officiate, ... [Full Article...]

Mandalay Bay hotel of Las Vegas will eliminate its 32nd floor by the end of this week, from where gunman Stephen Paddock rained bullets on ground in October a year ago, killing 58 and wounding more than 500 others. The newspaper reported several days after the killings that a local doctor had prescribed Paddock the drug diazepam, known by the brand name Valium, which is used for treating anxie... [Full Article...]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in made a rare appearance in the North's official media today, with four pictures of him in the Rodong Sinmun , the official mouthpiece of the Workers Party. He also ratcheted up his rhetoric on the North's human rights abuses in a speech to USA service members at Yokota Air Base in Japan. South Korea , a close USA ally that hosts about 28,500 American troops, a... [Full Article...]

The House of Representatives voted 240-186. The shutdown , which started at midnight, was the second this year under the Republican-controlled Congress . "She negotiated the deal". "And they were a "no". There are several options on the legislative field for lawmakers to consider, including a bipartisan bill favored by Democratic leaders that's sponsored by Reps. [Full Article...]

A communiqué read by military spokesman Colonel Tamer Al-Rifai said the operation aims to tighten control of border districts and "clean up areas where there are terrorist hotbeds". Islamist attacks against the army and police in Sinai had begun to escalate the previous year, having killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen. The country's military personnel supported by the Interior Ministry als... [Full Article...]

But the terrorists, ISIS, are contaminating the locals. The government in Ottawa earlier expressed concerns the helicopters could be used to fight rebels. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also raised concerns about extrajudicial killings while visiting the country in November, specifically those related to Duterte's violent crackdown on illegal drugs. [Full Article...]

Several BJP workers holding party flag and posters staged a protest demonstration before the official residence of Mr Pandian alleging that he was working for the ruling BJD . The senior police officer said the attack on the house of a civil service officer was a serious matter. He also termed Pandian as super Chief Minister of Odisha. [Full Article...]